SPEAKERS

Massimiliano Fuksas

Studio Fuksas, led by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, is one of the most outstanding international architectural firm in the world. Over the past 40 years the company has developed an innovative approach through a strikingly wide variety of projects, ranging from urban interventions to airports, from museums to cultural centers and spaces for music, from convention centers to offices, from interiors to design collections.

Tim Macfarlane

Tim Macfarlane founded Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners with Laurence Dewhurst in 1985 a partnership which developed over a period of 27 years into an international practice with offices in London, New York and Trinidad. In April 2012 the practice was renamed Glass Light and Special Structures Limited

Prof. Dr. Toru Takeuchi

Professor Takeuchi was graduated from Tokyo Tech in 1984, worked for Nippon Steel Corporation for 19 years as a structural engineer & researcher including several year experiences in Ove Arup & Partners London.

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Knaack

Professor Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack (1964) was trained as an architect at the RWTH Aachen / Germany. After earning his degree he worked at the university as researcher in the field of structural use of glass and completed his studies with a PhD.